State Truck Driving Championship sample questions and answers correctly solved 2023/2024
What year was the National Truck Roadeo established by the American Trucking Association? - correct answer 1937
How many months must a driver have driven and performed the duties of a truck driver in 12 m...
What year was the National Truck Roadeo established by the American Trucking Association? - correct
answer 1937
How many months must a driver have driven and performed the duties of a truck driver in 12 months of
employment to compete in the truck driving championship? - correct answer 11
During a calendar year, how many classes of competition can a driver compete in? - correct answer 1
How many state competitions can a driver compete in during a calendar year? - correct answer 1
How many months must a driver be continuously employed by the entering employer, to participate in a
championship competition? - correct answer 12
If a driver lives in one state, and is employed in another state, which state competition can he/she
compete in? - correct answer It's the drivers choice. The state he/she holds a license in or the state
he/she is employed in.
How many trucks were in use nationwide by the start of World War 1? - correct answer 300,000
By the end of World War 1, how many trucks were in use in the government and private sector? - correct
answer 1 million
When was the pneumatic (inflated) tire introduced for trucking applications? - correct answer 1919
When was the diesel engine introduced in the truck market? - correct answer 1924
, What year was the Motor Carrier Act passed? - correct answer 1935
What year was the Interstate Commerce Act passed? - correct answer 1887
What year did Dwight D. Eisenhower sign the landmark Federal Highway-Aid Act, establishing the
interstate highway system? - correct answer 1956
D.O.T. was established by an act of congress on what date? - correct answer October 15, 1966
In 1967, control over interstate motor safety, including regulations, was transferred to the then newly
created ______________. - correct answer U.S. Department of Transportation
Between 1980 and 1990, the number of licensed motor carriers more than doubled to over _____. -
correct answer 40,000
Today, there are nearly _____ for hire and private motor carriers doing business in the United States. -
correct answer 1.3 million
The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act was passed by congress in what year? - correct answer 1986
In _____, the Interstate Commerce Commission was formerly abolished. - correct answer 1995
Congress voted to approve the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between Mexico, Canada
and the United States in late _____. - correct answer 1993
_____% of all U.S. communities rely exclusively on trucks to deliver their products. - correct answer 80
Businesses choose trucks for nearly _____ cents out of every dollar they spend on shipping. - correct
answer 81
_____ truck drivers transport goods in the U.S. - correct answer 3 million
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